Patents by Inventor Stephen Geoffrey Price

Stephen Geoffrey Price has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9604775
    Abstract: A beverage container or package that includes an internal surface for promoting nitrogen bubble nucleation and growth. The surface incorporates a plurality of nanoscale structures, e.g. between 6 and 100 nanometers in size. Most preferably the structures are pits, greater than 15 nm in depth/height. Upon opening the container filled with a Nitrogen (and carbon dioxide) supersaturated beverage, a foaming effect occurs which provides a desirable head of fine bubbles when transferred to a drinking glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Diageo Ireland
    Inventors: Stephen Geoffrey Price, Amy Heintz, Adeline Lay Kuen Koay
  • Publication number: 20150217933
    Abstract: A beverage container or package that includes an internal surface for promoting nitrogen bubble nucleation and growth. The surface incorporates a plurality of nanoscale structures, e.g. between 6 and 100 nanometres in size. Most preferably the structures are pits, greater than 15 nm in depth/height. Upon opening the container filled with a Nitrogen (and carbon dioxide) supersaturated beverage, a foaming effect occurs which provides a desirable head of fine bubbles when transferred to a drinking glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Diageo Ireland
    Inventors: Stephen Geoffrey Price, Amy Heintz, Adeline Lay Kuen Koay